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Commission Decision of 15 December 2006 establishing revised ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to growing media (notified under document number C(2006) 6962) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/64/EC) (repealed)
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7.Information provided with the product
General information:
The following information shall be provided with the product, either written on the packaging or on accompanying fact-sheets:
a)
the name and address of the body responsible for marketing;
b)
descriptor identifying the product by type, including the wording ‘GROWING MEDIA’;
c)
batch identification code;
d)
the quantity (in weight or volume);
e)
the main input materials (those over 5 % by volume) from which the product has been manufactured;
If applicable, the following information about the use of the product shall be provided with the product, either written on the packaging or on accompanying fact-sheets:
a)
the recommended conditions of storage and the recommended ‘use by’ date;
b)
guidelines for safe handling and use;
c)
a description of the purpose for which the product is intended and any limitations on use;
d)
a statement about the suitability of the product for particular plant groups (e.g. calcifuges or calcicoles);
e)
pH and Carbon to Nitrogen (C/N) ratio;
f)
a statement about the stability of organic matter (stable or very stable) by national or international standard;
g)
a statement on recommended methods of use;
h)
in hobby applications: recommended rate of application expressed in kilograms or litres of product per unit surface area (m2) per annum;
Information items can only be omitted if a satisfactory justification is provided by the applicant.
Note: This information is supplied unless national legislation requires otherwise.
Detailed information
| a Carbon = organic matter (EN 13039) × 0,58, total N (prEN 13654/1-2). | |
| Parameter | Test methods |
|---|---|
| Quantity | EN 12580 |
| pH | EN 13037 |
| Electrical conductivity | EN 13038 |
| Carbon to Nitrogen ration (C/N) | C/Na |
| Heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn) | EN 13650 |
| Hg | ISO 16772 |
| Salmonella | ISO 6579 |
| Helminth ova | prXP X 33-017 |
| E. Coli | ISO 11866-3 |
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